Politics & Law

Abdulrahman Koroma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 September 2018: Sierra Leone’s former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been roped in the ongoing Hajjgate trial at the High Court of Sierra Leone. Lawyer Hindolo M. Gavao, lead counsel for the second defendant Victor Bockarie Foh, on Tuesday 2nd October 2018 requested that [Read More]

Ibrahim Sourie Mansaray: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 October 2018: This past week has been historic for Sierra Leone and its people. It was the first entrance into the United States by president Julius Maada Bio since his election last March. Considering his controversial departure from the United States few years [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 October 2018: Delivering his keynote address at the ‘Justice 2030: Time for Action’ high-level event in New York on Tuesday 25 September 2018, president Julius Maada Bio said that access to justice is central to the development of Sierra Leone. The president was addressing lawyers, diplomats, [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 October 2018: The Parliament of Sierra Leone yesterday, Tuesday 2nd October 2018, approved president Bio’s appointment of professor Kelfala Kallon as the country’s new central bank governor. His approval was made by MPs after debating – with some dissenting voices, the Twelfth Report of the Committee [Read More]

Mousa E. Massaquoi: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 3 October 2018: Director of Operations at the Sierra Leone police – Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Elizabeth Augusta Turay, has confirmed that the Regional Commander for the North-West – AIG Amos Kargbo has been suspended due to neglect of duty. She said the suspended [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 October 2018: It seems not much has changed in Sierra Leone’s politics since 2007 when the former SLPP government was ousted from office through the ballot box by the APC party, in what was described as a deeply controversial national election, which saw hundreds of polling [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 1 October 2018: The Clerk of Parliament  – Paran Tarawallie, whose controversial appearance alongside ruling party protesters in New York last week had prompted questions about his neutrality and impartiality in the conduct of his duties in parliament, has today announced that the country’s elected MPs will [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 September 2018: Yesterday, president Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone delivered his maiden UN general assembly speech to world leaders gathered in New York, just six months after he was elected president. His speech comes amid allegations by the country’s main opposition APC party of human [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 25 September 2018: Dr. Samura Kamara, the defeated 2018 presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress Party, yesterday spoke out against what he regards as the injustice being served on public officials previously appointed by the former APC government. Since his election victory six months ago, president [Read More]